Dhruw Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Dhruw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhruw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3621:2,118,96571,393
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dhruw (337) may also be a first name.

Dhruw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dhruw Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dhruw (Hindi: ध्रुव, Marathi: धरुब, Oriya: ଧୁୱ) is most common in India. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhruw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 772,238th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dhruw live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 476,238th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 337 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 2,118,965. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Chhattisgarh, where 65 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 5 percent live and Maharashtra, where 3 percent live. Other than India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhruwe9122/
Ddhruw911/
Dhrouw911/
Druw8916/
Dhruv804,928/
Dreuw80241/
Druwe80235/
Dhrub8049/
Drhuw801/
Drauwe738/
Drouwe732/
Dhrauv731/
Drow67473/
Drub6751/
Druv6743/
Druf6718/
Drouf60315/
Droub60240/
Druif60189/
Druyf6062/
Draub6051/
Druff6049/
Drhuv603/
Drauf602/
D'Row601/
Druhv601/
Druft601/
Drufs600/
Druijf55106/
Druyff5599/
Druiff5538/
Dhroov5528/
Drauff556/
Drouff551/
Drujff551/
Druijff50161/
Drouffe5046/

Dhruw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhruw in the Hindi language
ध्रुवdhruva96.3
ध्रुवजीdhruvaji3.7
Dhruw in the Marathi language
धरुबdharuba66.67
धुरुdhuru33.33
Dhruw in the Oriya language
ଧୁୱdhuwa33.33
ଧରୁୱdharuwa33.33
ଧରୁଆdharu'a33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dhruw
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